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WACHOVIA
Principal of the Year
Wachovia Principal of the Year
2010
DISTRICT WINNERS BY REGION
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2010
WACHOVIA PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR
2009 Wachovia Regional
Principals of the Year
Vann Pennell
South Brunswick High School
Brunswick County Schools
Sabre Robinson
Eastlawn Elementary School
Alamance-Burlington Schools
DeAnna Finger
Tuttle Elementary School
Catawba County Schools
Matthew Wight
Apex High School
Wake County Public Schools
Steve Hall
Bruns Avenue Elementary School
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
REGION 7
Northwest
REGION 8
Western
Donald Sisson
Northeastern High School
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Schools
Jeffery Jernigan
Cape Fear High School
Cumberland County Schools
REGION 5
Piedmont-Triad/Central
Ronette Dill
Saluda Elementary School
Polk County Schools
REGION 3
North Central
REGION 1
Northeast
REGION 6
Southwest
REGION 4
Sandhills/South Central
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2009 Wachovia
Principal of
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REGION 2
Southeast
Wachovia Principal of the Year
2010
WACHOVIA PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR
Table of contents
Region 1 – Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Region 2 – Southeast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Region 3 – North Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Region 4 – Sandhills/South Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Region 5 – Piedmont-Triad/Central. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Region 6 – Southwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Region 7 – Northwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Region 8 – Western. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
State Selection
Selecting the individual who will represent North Carolina’s principals and serve as a spokesperson for
administrators and educators in our state is a most challenging task. In addition to serving in an advisory capacity
to the State Board of Education, the Wachovia Principal of the Year is expected to chair the following year’s
Principal of the Year state selection committee. The statewide winner also receives an appointment to the State
Superintendent’s Principals Advisory Committee and serves a one-year term on the Board of Directors of the N.C.
Public School Forum. The Wachovia Principal of the Year also participates in numerous speaking engagements
and committee service across North Carolina, as invited and requested throughout his or her tenure.
Candidates are nominated by their local education agency. Following their nomination, each candidate
prepares a comprehensive portfolio for review by a regional selection committee and participates in a
25-minute interview before this committee.
One principal is selected from each of the eight regions designated by the N.C. Department of Public
Instruction. The regional finalists participate in a second interview with a state selection committee. This
committee is charged with traveling across the state to visit each finalist’s school to conduct
in-depth interviews with faculty, staff, students and parents.
We thank everyone who participated in the nomination and selection process at all levels. Our special
appreciation is extended to the members of the state selection team.
Wachovia Principal of the Year
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REGION 1
NorthEast
Dianne Hawkins Meiggs
Regional Winner
Perquimans County Schools
Hertford Grammar School
Virginia Arrington
Currituck County Schools
Moyock Middle School
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Ray D. Gray
Dare County Schools
Cape Hatteras Elementary School
Charles Clark
Beaufort County Schools
Northeast Elementary School
Terrell R. Jones
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools
Central Elementary School
Renee A. Moore Duckenfield
Bertie County Schools
Windsor Elementary School
Parrish Griffin
Camden County Schools
Camden Intermediate School
Seth N. Brown
Pitt County Schools
Ayden Middle School
Wachovia Principal of the Year
REGION 2
SouthEast
Robert Grimes
Brunswick County Schools
North Brunswick High School
Spencer “Todd” Bradley
April L. Lilley
Carteret County Schools
Harkers Island Elementary School
Daren P. Tyndall
Craven County Schools
Brinson Memorial Elementary School
Duplin County Schools
Warsaw Elementary School
Christine P. André
Linda Kinsey Ollison
Onslow County Schools
Swansboro High School
Pamlico County Schools
Pamlico County Primary School
Wachovia Principal of the Year
Vanessa R. Brown
Clinton City Schools
Sampson Middle School
Brenda Hagan
Greene County Schools
Snow Hill Primary School
Julie L. Duclos-Greenwood
Regional Winner
New Hanover County Schools
Murrayville Elementary School
Jo Ann Stone
Jones County Schools
Maysville Elementary School
Brent Williams
Lenoir County Schools
North Lenoir High School
O. C. Holland
Sampson County Schools
Union Middle School
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REGION 3
North Central
John A. Wall Jr.
Regional Winner
Wake County Public Schools
North Garner Middle School
Tonya C. Thomas
Bettie Jones Archibald
Anne T. Garrison
Canecca Bolden Davis
Granville County Schools
C.G. Credle Elementary School
Vance County Schools
Zeb Vance Elementary School
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Halifax County Schools
Inborden Elementary School
Warren County Schools
Mariam Boyd Elementary School
Gwendolyn Johnson
Amy Marshall-Brown
Deborah Ayscue
Durham Public Schools
Mangum Elementary School
Edgecombe County Schools
Princeville Montessori School
Franklin County Schools
Edward Best Elementary School
Lisa Edwards Calcutt
Elizabeth “Bebe” Wall
Felisha Whitaker Wyche
Johnston County Schools
Four Oaks Middle School
Nash-Rocky Mount Schools
Spring Hope Elementary School
Northampton County Schools
Northampton West Stem High School
Eddie Hicks
Wilson County Schools
John Wesley Jones Elementary School
Wachovia Principal of the Year
REGION 4
Sandhills/South Central
Antonia Beatty
Bladen County Schools
West Bladen High School
Debra Dowless
Hoke County Schools
Rockfish Hoke Elementary School
Georgia Etta Spaulding
Columbus County Schools
Chadbourn Middle School
Tom Harvley-Felder
Lee County Schools
East Lee Middle School
Wachovia Principal of the Year
Whit Bradham
Harnett County Schools
Coats-Erwin Middle School
David Cassady
Montgomery County Schools
West Montgomery High School
Reneé LaHuffman-Jackson
Regional Winner
Cumberland County Schools
Lake Rim Elementary School
Susan Blake Brigman
Richmond County Schools
Richmond County Transitional School
Pat Gates
Scotland County Schools
South Scotland Elementary School
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REGION 5
PiedMont-Triad/Central
Chris Blice
Regional Winner
Whitney Oakley
Chatham County Schools
Northwood High School
Emily B. Bivins
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Carrboro Elementary School
Aaron Woody
Randolph County Schools
John Lawrence Elementary School
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Harry Mock
Davidson County Schools
Tyro Middle School
Charles W. Perkins
Rockingham County Schools
Reidsville Middle School
Alamance-Burlington Schools
Sylvan Elementary School
Cheri Keels
Ann Carol Grant
Asheboro City Schools
South Asheboro Middle School
Gregory Newlin
Guilford County Schools
Triangle Lake Montessori School
Lexington City Schools
Lexington Senior High School
Shannon Boles
Georgia Lane Marshall
Stokes County Schools
King Elementary School
Thomasville City Schools
Thomasville Middle School
William Franklin Scott, Sr.
Caswell County Schools
N.L. Dillard Middle School
Jason Johnson
Orange County Schools
Gravelly Hill Middle School
Randall L. Fulton
Winston-Salem/Fosyth County Schools
Mineral Springs Middle School
Wachovia Principal of the Year
REGION 6
SouthWest
Betsy H. Ammons
Anson County Schools
Wadesboro Primary School
Gloria Sherman
Cleveland County Schools
Springmore Elementary School
Edie Sayewich
Avery R. Mitchell
Cabarrus County Schools
Mount Pleasant High School
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Albemarle Road Middle School
Audrey A. Devine
Walter A. “Lex” Graham
Gaston County Schools
Forestview High School
Wachovia Principal of the Year
Kannapolis City Schools
Jackson Park Elementary School
Kirby Oldham
Regional Winner
Lincoln County Schools
G.E. Massey Elementary School
W. David Bright
Stanly County Schools
Albemarle High School
Wanda V. Little
Union County Schools
Forest Hill High School
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REGION 7
NorthWest
Todd Wirt
Regional Winner
Mooresville Graded School District
Mooresville High School
Sharon Colaw
Burke County Schools
Table Rock Middle School
Jinda Haynes
Davie County Schools
Davie County Early College High School
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Teresa Hollar Branch
Susan Campbell
Ashe County Schools
Mountain View Elementary School
Todd Black
Stephanie Dischavi
Caldwell County Schools
Caldwell Early College High School
Catawba County Schools
Bandys High School
Larry E. Rogers
Rebecca Kepley-Lee
Iredell-Statesville Schools
Statesville High School
Kimberly Ball
Alexander County Schools
Taylorsville Elementary School
Rowan-Salisbury Schools
Cleveland Elementary School
Kim Seymour-Davis
Avery County Schools
Cranberry Middle School
Jim Elliott
Hickory City Schools
W.M. Jenkins Elementary School
Newton-Conover City Schools
Newton-Conover Middle School
Wayne M. Eberle II
Mary Catherine “Kaky” Berry
Watauga County Schools
Valle Crucis Elementary School
Yadkin County Schools
Yadkin Success Academy School
Wachovia Principal of the Year
REGION 8
Western
Diane McEntire
Buncombe County Schools
Sand Hill-Venable Elementary School
Nathan Frizzell
Jackson County Schools
Cullowhee Valley School
Don D. Ingle
Rutherford County Schools
Harris Elementary School
Kimberly Gibson
Cherokee County Schools
Peachtree Elementary School
Jan Gann
Macon County Schools
Cartoogechaye Elementary School
Brian I. Weaver
Transylvania County Schools
Roseman High School
Wachovia Principal of the Year
Greg Parker
Haywood County Schools
Riverbend Elementary School
Tony E. Tipton
Madison County Schools
Madison High School
Jan King
Regional Winner
Henderson County Schools
Glenn C. Marlow Elementary School
Charles Gaffigan
McDowell County Schools
Old Fort Elementary School
Jack J. Brooks
Mitchell County Schools
Harris Middle School
Angelia R. Anglin
Yancey County Schools
Clearmont Elementary School
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